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Historical Event on 2/16/1993

Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1940Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
3/23/1968Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi.
3/1/196325 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions.
4/5/1990Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill.
9/20/1878Hindu"", an English weekly in Madras with G. S. Aiyer as its Editor, was first published with only 80 copies.
2/7/1999Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.
2/3/1921The Evens Report on Indian Cinema 1921' was tabled before the Govt. on February 3.
6/18/1956New Hindu Succession Act was passed.